CONWAY — Public comments became a bone of contention at the end of last Thursday’s SAU 9 Board meeting. Some members questioned why the board chooses not to respond immediately to questions from the public.
“Do we have a policy that says that we cannot respond to the people making public comments?” asked Albany’s Tim Sorgi near the end of the nearly two-hour meeting. “Or, is it your decision not to allow that?”
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